Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 11 -- Res judicata - Any finding recorded by a Court lacking inherent jurisdiction does not operate as res judicata between parties...........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 227 -- Writ jurisdiction - Supervisory jurisdiction of High Court u/art 227 of Constitution is not an appellate jurisdiction in disguise and it does not permit re-appreciation of evidence...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Transfer of a case - S.24 CPC confers a wide and discretionary jurisdiction upon High Court and District Court to transfer or withdraw any suit, appeal or other proceeding at any stage either on application of any of parties or even suo motu...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 42 -- Jurisdiction of Court - Solely because a superior Court appoints arbitrator or issues directions or has retained some control over arbitrator, it cannot be regarded as a `Court' of first instance for purposes of S.42 of the Act...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Wakf property - Suit for injunction - Jurisdiction of Tribunal under Wakf Act - Suit property neither specified in `list of auqaf' as published in Chapter II nor registered under Chapter V of Wakf Act - Decision as to whether property is a waqf property or not cannot be decided by Tribunal since property..........
Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, Section 14, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, Section 18 -- Armed Forces Tribunal has jurisdiction to consider the report and recommendations of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act...........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 17 -- Power to investigate - Central Government employees - It is not only CBI who could have instituted the prosecution but also Anti Corruption Bureau of State has jurisdiction to register criminal case under the provisions of the Act...........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Letters patent appeal - Letters patent appeal as permitted under Letters Patent is normally an intra-court appeal whereunder Letters Patent Bench, sitting as a "Court of Correction", corrects its own orders in exercise of same jurisdiction as was vested in Single Bench...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 21 -- Lok Adalat award - Challenge as to - Orders passed in a Lok Adalat are not liable to be challenged in any further proceedings as it is final in nature - However, provision of S.21 of the Act would not oust jurisdiction of High Court exercising powers u/art 226 of Constitution...........
Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 7, 8 -- Jurisdiction of family Court - Family disputes, dissolution of marriage, decree of divorce under Hindu Marriage Act or Special Marriage Act can only be entertained by Family Court u/ss 7 & 8 of Family Courts Act and in absence of Family Court, District Court can examine the matters...........
